Eaton transforms data centers into active drivers of the energy transition
Reimagining the role of data centers in the electrical grid
PITTSBURGH — The enormous global appetite for connectivity is creating the need for more data, storage, and data centers. In turn, this creates the need for more electricity and stronger reserves to protect critical operations for businesses, organizations, and service providers. Eaton is using its Data Centers as a Grid approach to reimagine the role of the data center as an active participant in the energy transition, putting critical infrastructure to work in new ways to generate new revenue streams, enhance resiliency, and reduce carbon emissions. A key component of Eaton’s Everything as a Grid perspective, this application helps transform existing systems and enables data centers to work harder, smarter, and more sustainably.
“Data centers have an essential role to play in the energy transition, as operators seek to reduce their environmental footprints and meet regulatory and corporate sustainability goals,” said Hervé Tardy, Eaton’s vice president of marketing and strategy for critical power and digital infrastructure. “Our Data Centers as a Grid approach combines new energy management capabilities, data analytics, and sophisticated controls with existing infrastructure to support a bidirectional flow of energy to and from the grid. Using this approach, data centers can efficiently and effectively coordinate multiple energy sources, adopt more renewables, anticipate energy needs, and participate in grid programs to earn new revenue streams.”